Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Onalaska, TX: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Onalaska comes from Onalaska WSC, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Onalaska has its own drop-off, Citizen Collection Station, on 416 Onalaska Loop.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Onalaska, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Onalaska.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Onalaska. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Onalaska WSC
Onalaska WSC supplies Onalaska: about 54% of residents live in its service area. Canyon Park WSC serves another 33%. Lake Livingston Oakridge North serves another 12%. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,289 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX1870009.
5 home internet providers serve Onalaska
100% of 2,029 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastex Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 84% | 500/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 21% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Onalaska has its own drop-off: Citizen Collection Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Onalaska, and where the rules are.
Citizen Collection Station
416 Onalaska Loop, Onalaska, TX, 77360
A fee applies (OSM). Before you go, check the rules on cityofonalaska.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Onalaska is in Onalaska Independent School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Onalaska is in ZIP code 77360
ZIP codes where Onalaska residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Onalaska | ZIP’s residents in Onalaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77360 | Onalaska, TX | 100% | 54% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Onalaska
Who supplies Onalaska’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Onalaska WSC (EPA ID TX1870009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Onalaska?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Onalaska?
Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Optimum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Onalaska?
77360. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Onalaska in?
Onalaska Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Onalaska?
Texas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Polk County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.